Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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168 C O U N T o N ' ' PLUS Success ... Among our business majors we now have CPAs, of- fice managers, clerk typists, sales workers, secretaries, more business teachers . . . — Joe Wermer Business Education Career Guidance Specialist Linda Williams was responsible lor directing many college bound stu- dents to good schools. She was also an invaluable aid in scholarship ac- quisition. Staff frequents hidden, members-only restaurant The food is good, said Joe Werner, business teach- er. The food is delicious, said Judy Torrie, guidance coordinator. I try and eat there be- tween one and three times a week. They do a great job, explained Jerry Bowman, math teacher. I don ' t eat there, said Enjoying a Falcon Room lunch Larry Porter takes a break Irom a hectic schedule to converse with lellow teachers. Porter was a math teacher. Philomena Hornsby. I ' d get fat. The best restaurant in town? A varied menu rang- ing from cheeseburgers to lasagna . . . who does all this? Surprise. There is a room tucked away behind the or- ange door next to the stu- dent snack bar. That room is the Falcon Room, a staff - Science teacher Terry Snell en- joys a Falcon Room specialty: ham- burgers. only restaurant run and staffed by ROP students. I work in the Falcon Room so I can gain experience in the field of restaurants, ex- plained Andy Broussard, a student in training. There are always between five and eight students working as cooks per shift. Although many teachers enjoyed the Falcon Room and made it a point to visit, as Nancy Jones said — ev- eryday - some couldn ' t find time to enjoy a sit-down meal. The lunch hour is too short to enjoy it, explained Gloria Hill, English teacher .+ Monce Romero, a senior, pre- pares iood m the Falcon Room Kitchen. Students, like Romero, in the Regional Occupation Program (ROP) received job placement as- sistance alter graduation. Cesar Minjarez watches as pre- pared meals are delivered to await- ing customers. ROP student Teresa Rodriguez waits on stall member Barbara Macquire. ROP teacher John Chamberlin prepares a meal lor Falcon Room customers.

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Organizations provide social events and serious activism Co-chairperson of social events Sharon Dimery, one ol the organizers oi the pumpkin carving extravaganza, coordinates the one-bean-per-vote vo- ting process. Staff Club Officers. Front row: Adeline Fowler, Sheryl Beamer, Shar- on Dimery, Alice Drury. Back row: Susan Gurrola, Kathleen Gentry, Ken Jones. Staff reactions to SC This year was the first for FAC; and the new-found enthusiasm and collective staff support for the Staff Club made it seem as if the officers were leaders of a freshly founded or- ganization. Alice Drury wanted to unite staff members in a group, explained Sharon Dimery, SC Social Co-chairper- son. The Staff Club is not new. However, we have had more publicity and a lot more staff participation this year. We ' ve had doughnut and punch brunches, the pumpkin carving contest, a Christmas luncheon and the decoration of teachers ' Al Martinez lounges, raffles and sports pools to raise money, and we ' re planning a Spring Dinner-Dance. President Drury is guick to add that the club also serves as a mini-union. However, both the club and FAC claimed credit for the mailbox move. We are a spin- off of sorts from the club. We simply re- present the teachers, ex- plained FAC Chairman Al Martinez. The moving of the mailboxes was a collabo- ration between FAC and the Staff Club. We ' re both look- ing out for the interests of the RHS staff. Staff members react to the efforts of the Staff Club: — Staci Della-Rocco, vocal music: ... provides oppor- tunity for R and R! — Debbie Foglietta, Eng- lish: ... helps insure spirit and cooperation among staff. — Philomena Hornsby, Reading: It provides chances to bet! They have raffles (I never win), and a luncheon now and then to help raise scholarships for deserving kids! — Marie Mains, English: The Staff Club has done much to improve my work environment. — Nancy Jones, Dance and English: It provides a social outlet for teachers. On our ' rushed ' schedule it is a problem seeing many peo- ple, but some time is better than none. — Joe Werner, Business: . . . the encouragement of professionalism among all staff members. — Dennis Payne, Math and Physical education: A chance for donation for tax deduction. — Linda Williams, Career Center: It tries to build a sense of cohesiveness and to increase morale, but with such a large staff it is very difficult. There are still new teachers whose names I don ' t know. — Sandy Newman, Special Education: Since Alice Drury has been president we have been more in- formed and have had more interesting activities. She has managed to pull us to- gether with her clever let- ters.

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D I S T I N C T I O N 169 Musicians play in parade A rose is a rose I was petrified, con- fessed John Wareing, a ju- nior. We started out marching three miles during practice but soon worked our way to nine miles, explained sen- ior Tony Morales. Our feet were aching, said John McKinney, a sen- ior. These three students and fellow senior Burl Gregory played in the Tournament of Roses Honor Band before a national television audience on New Year ' s Day. Over four hundred students from Director and band receive acclaim Player praises his sport This is a personal essay by Chris Eldred, a freshman. A fifth year clarinet player, Eldred marches with the RHS band. Band, to me, is a sport. Band can be very fun be- cause you get to go to many places and win lots of awards. This year the band has gone to four parades. The band won sweepstakes at two of them. In one we didn ' t place and in the third we didn ' t compete. Later this year we are planning to go to Knott ' s Berry Farm and Disneyland. We are also going to six or more pa- rades. We plan to do well. Sometimes the band can be really tiring. We practice two nights a week for five hours. It ' s worth it. Mr. [Charles] Gray, our band director — and coach — is very helpful. He pushes us and spends all his time with us. He has helped us become better and because of him we have set a goal to be the best in Southern Cali- fornia. I would like to thank him. There is a group who is half in between being a group and being alone. They are the Drill Team and Tall Flags Squad. I would like to see them be a part of our team, the band. The Drill Team this year has tak- en third place at the Red- lands parade, first at a Chino parade, and a second at the Yucaipa parade. Flags have only been judged at one pa- rade. They took second place in Yucaipa. Next year we plan to go to even more parades and win more awards. To do this we have to get better scores, we will. Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego County high schools auditioned for the coveted positions. Accord- ing to Morales, Trying out for it was a scary idea. But when I stepped into the room they told me what to play and I thought it was easy. So easy in fact, that Mo- rales said next time he ' ll try out for the Herald Trumpets in front of the Queen ' s Float. Gregory (percussion), McKinney (tuba), Morales (trumpet), and Wareing (French horn) are the first RHS students ever to be se- lected for such an honor. Poly High School, repre- sented by three of its stu- dents in the Honor Band, was the only other Riverside County high school whose students played in the Tour- nament of Roses parade. This would not have happened if it weren ' t for Mr. [Charles] Gray. He would like to get the 1 986- 87 marching band into the Rose Parade, said McKin- ney. His bandmates also praised Gray, in a first year as RHS ' s band director, for his efforts. Thank you, Mr. Gray, for turning our band program around, commented Mo- rales. I wish I could be in band next year because the band is going to go places. You ' ll see. I must thank someone for helping me get to where I am today. I must thank Mr. Gray, the director of the RHS Entertainment Unit, for all his support, enthusiasm, and all the work he has done, concluded Wareing. ♦ Tournament of Roses Honor Band: Tony Morales, John McKinney, Direc- tor Charles Gray, Burl Gregory, and John Wareing.